Big plays could be good or bad

12:02 AM,
Aug. 16, 2013

Dan Mullen says second scrimmage gave teaching moments.

Written by

Michael Bonner
mbonner@jackson.gannet.com

In the first scrimmage, the wide receivers stole headlines with dropped passes and penalties. A week later, in its second scrimmage, Mississippi State dropped clichés.

"A lot of good things, a lot of bad things, a lot of things we've got to evaluate on film and see," MSU coach Dan Mullen said. "We've got a lot of guys in a lot of different plays. We put a lot of guys in a lot of different situations; a lot of teaching for our guys.

Including some kicks, Mississippi State ran about 160 plays Thursday night. A trio of true freshman stole the show. Mullen said defensive end Chris Jones, running back Ashton ...